The Gore London ? Starhotels Collezione in South Kensington London, is one of the closest hotels to Kensington Palace, and dating back to 1892, this elegant Victorian building has close connections to royalty. Although there isn?t any evidence that Queen Victoria or Albert stayed at the hotel themselves the proximity to the Royal Albert Hall enhances a very regal feeling.
Even if the ?real? Royals didn?t frequent the hotel, guests who were (and still are) certainly in the ?Royalty? league of the entertainment and arts industries favoured The Gore. British Rock band, The Rolling Stones, hosted the launch party of album The Beggars Banquet back in 1968 (almost 50 years ago to the date!) in the hotel?s charming bar 190 ? with original photographs displayed throughout to prove that the band always loved a party! Judy Garland, one of the most-loved movie and musical stars of Hollywood’s Golden Era, was a regular guest here and even donated her bed to the Junior suite named in her honour. Miss Ada and Miss Fanny are other suite name sakes and they are two sisters who were the original owners of the hotel and were descendents of the great British Explorer Captain James Cook ? there is so much history behind this building, which used to be two mansion houses Nos. 189 and 190 Queens Gate, it?s worth reading about it even if you don?t stay at the hotel.

So, with this right-royal-feel it seemed only fitting that TLE stayed here whilst attending the Royal Gala Dinner for Touris...